31. Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would ________ be able to walk.

　　[A] in no time [B] by all means [C] in no way [D]on any account

　　正确答案是(C)

　　题目分析：此题目考查介词和名词搭配的固定词组的含义。(A)in no time："立即，立刻"，=at once.(B)by all means："务必"。(C)in no way："不可能"。(D)on any account：“无论如何”，往往用于not on any account"决不"。根据题意(C)是正确答案。

　　32. While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping ________ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.

　　[A] occasionally [B] simultaneously [C] eventually [D] promptly

　　正确答案是(A)

　　题目分析：(A) occasionally："偶尔，有时"。(B)simultaneously："同时"=at the same time。(C)eventually"最终，最后"，一般放在句首。(D)promptly："敏捷地，迅速地"。根据上下文，应选择(A)。上下文为：打字的时候，Helen习惯于偶尔停下来梳理她的长而飘逸的头发。

　　33. One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have taken great __________ to educate their chidren.

　　[A] efforts [B] pains [C] attempts [D] endeavours

　　正确答案是(B)

　　题目分析：(A) efforts，一般不与take搭配，常用于make efforts："作出许多努力"。(B)pains：与take搭配，表示"费尽苦心"。(C)attempts：一般也用于make attempts(尝试)这一搭配。(D)emdeavours：一般不与take搭配，而用于do endeavours和make endeavours表示"努力，尽力"。根据词汇搭配和上下文，(B)为最佳答案。

　　34. If any man here does not agree with me, he should _________ his own plan for improving the living conditions of these people.

　　[A] put on [B] put out [C] put in [D] put forward

　　正确答案是(D)

　　题目分析：该题目考查put一词的搭配。(A)put on："穿上，戴上"。(B)put out："伸出，解雇;熄灭"。(C)put in："插入，引入"。(D)put forward："促进;提出，倡议"。根据上下文"计划"只能是"提出"，因而(D)为正确答案。

　　35. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be _________ to it.

　　[A] connected [B] fastened [C] bound [D] stuck

　　正确答案是(C)

　　题目分析：(A) (be) connected一般不与to搭配，而用be connected with："与……有联系。"(B)(be) fastened to："被紧紧抓住"，fasten的含义是“拴紧, 使固定, 系, 强加于”。(C)be bound to sth："必定"，"受……约束"的意思。这符合题意，故应选(C)。(D)stick to："坚持"，一般不用被动语态。这句话的意思是：我支持你的决定，但我必须讲清楚，我不打算受到它的约束。

　　36. The English language contains a (n) _________ of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation.

　　[A] altitude [B] latitude [C] multitude [D] attitude

　　正确答案是(C)

　　题目分析：(A) altitude："高度"。(B)latitude："纬度"。(C)multitude："大批"，可用于a multitude of+n.(pl)，相当于2003年第30题的考点词汇multiple。(D)attitude："姿势;态度"。从上下文和用法上都只有(C)为正确答案。

　　37. In my opinion, you can widen the ________ of these improvements through your active participation.

　　[A] dimension [B] volume [C] magnitude [D] scope

　　正确答案是(D)

　　题目分析：(A) dimension："尺寸, 尺度, 维(数), 度(数)"。(B)volume："容积，体积，容量"。(C)magnitude："大小, 数量, 巨大, 广大, 量级"。(D)scope："范围"，从上下文看，"扩展"只能是范围、面积等，而不能是"尺寸、体积"等，所以(D)scope是正确答案。

　　38. Your improper words will give _________ to doubts concerning your true intentions.

　　[A] rise [B] reason [C] suspicion [D] impulse

　　正确答案是(A)

　　题目分析：(A) (give) rise (to)："导致，引起，产生"。(A)与题意吻合，故应选(A)。(B)(give) reason (to):"对……进行解释"。(C)(give)suspicion (to)："对……进行怀疑"。(D) (give) impulse (to)："促进，增进"。此句话的意思是：不恰当的话会引起对真正意图的怀疑。

　　39. The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made __________.

　　[A] on the spot [B] on the site [C] on the location [D] on the ground

　　正确答案是(A)

　　题目分析：本题考查词组含义。(A)on the spot："在现场，就地"。(B)on the site：没有这一搭配。(C)on the location："在外景"。(D)on the ground："在地面上,当场"。根据上下文，(A)为正确答案。

　　40. The remarkable _________ of life on the Galopagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution.

　　[A] classification [B] variety [C] density [D] diversion

　　正确答案是(B)

　　题目分析：classification："分类，类别;分级"。(B)variety："变化, 多样性, 种种, 品种, 种类"。a variety of“多种的”。(C)density："浓度，密度"。(D)diversion："转移, 转换, 牵制, 解闷, 娱乐"。根据上下文，正确答案应为(B)variety。此句的意思为：Galopagos岛上异常的生物变种启发了查尔斯达尔文建立了自己的进化理论。

　　1995年考研词汇真题解析

　　21. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly ________ if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.

　　[A] admired [B] regarded [C] expected [D] worshipped

　　正确答案是(B)

　　题目分析：根据上下文，空白处需填入表示"尊重、尊敬"意思的词。(A) admired："赞美, 钦佩, 羡慕"。(B)regarded："尊敬、尊重"。(C)expected："期望"。(D)worshipped："崇拜"。根据上下文，(B)为正确答案。

　　22. A __________ of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.

　　[A] shorthand [B] scheme [C] schedule [D] sketch

　　正确答案是(D)

　　题目分析：(A)shorthand："速记"。(B)scheme："精心策划的计划，方案;阴谋"。(C)schedule："计划表，程度表"。(D)sketch："梗概"。根据上下文，(D)选项最为合适，故(D)是正确答案。

　　23. A man has to make _________ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.

　　[A] supply [B] assurance [C] provision [D] adjustment

　　正确答案是(C)

　　题目分析：(A)supply："补给, 供给, 供应品"。(B)assurance："确信, 断言, 保证, 担保"。(C)provision："供应, (一批)供应品, 预备, 防备, 规定"。make provision for…(为……作准备)。(D)adjustment："调整，调节"。根据题意(C)是正确答案。

　　24. The newly-built Science Building seems ________ enough to last a hundred years.

　　[A] spacious [B] sophisticated [C] substantial [D] steady

　　正确答案是(C)

　　题目分析：(A)spacious："宽敞的"。(B)sophisticated："先进的，尖端的;诡辩的, 久经世故的"。(C)substantial："坚固的, 实质的, 真实的, 充实的"。(D)steady："稳定的"。根据题意显然应填(C)。

　　25. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _________ free medical care.

　　[A] entitled to [B] involved in [C] associated with [D] assigned to

　　正确答案是(A)

　　题目分析：(A)entitled to："给予……;授予"。(B)involved in："卷入，涉及"。(C)associated with："与……有关，和……联合"。(D)assigned to："把……分配给"。(A)与题意吻合，故应选(A)。

　　26. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at ______.

　　[A] danger [B] stake [C] loss [D] threat

　　正确答案是(B)

　　题目分析：(A)danger不与at构成搭配，故(A)应排除。(B)(at)stake是固定搭配，意思是"危如累卵,在危险中，存亡攸关"。(C)at a loss："不知所措，亏本的"，不合题意，应排除。(D)at和threat不能构成搭配，故(D)也应排除。因此(B)为正确答案。

　　27. I felt _________ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman's speech.

　　[A] fatigued [B] tired [C] exhausted [D] bored

　　正确答案是(D)

　　题目分析：(A)、(B)、(C)是近义词，基本含义为"累"。(A)fatigued指人们由于过长时间的劳累，消耗了大量体力，非常需要休息或睡眠。(B)tired指人们由于过分操劳、烦燥、不耐烦而消耗大量的体能。(C)exhausted指体能消耗殆尽，全身毫无力气。(D)bored指由于枯燥、单调引起的厌倦。根据题意，正确答案为(D)。

　　28. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was at _________.

　　[A] wrong [B] trouble [C] fault [D] difficulty

　　正确答案是(C)

　　题目分析：本句空白处前是介词，故此处需填入名词。(A)wrong是形容词，而且也不能与at构成任何搭配，故(A)应排除。(B)trouble和(D)difficulty虽然是名词，但它们的前面与in搭配，不与at搭配，故(B)(D)均应排除。(C)at fault是固定搭配，意思是"出故障，出差错"。这与题意吻合，故(C)是正确答案。

　　29. Your advice would be ________ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit's end.

　　[A] exceedingly [B] excessively [C] extensively [D] exclusively

　　正确答案是(A)

　　题目分析：(A)exceedingly："非常"，合题意，故(A)是正确答案。(B)excessively："过分地"。(C)extensively："广泛地"。(D)exclusively："排它性地，专有地"。显然(B)、(C)、(D)都不合题意，均应排除。

　　30. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to _________ the consequences.

　　[A] answer for [B] run into [C] abide by [D] step into

　　正确答案是(A)

　　题目分析： (A) answer for："对……负责，保证, 符合"。(B)run into："跑进, 撞上, 偶遇, 陷入"。(C)abide by："遵守"。(D)step into："插手，干涉，进入"。根据题意(A)是正确答案。

　　31. The river is already _______ its banks because of excessive rainfall; and the city is threatened with a likely flood.

　　[A] parallel to [B] level in [C] flat on [D] flush with

　　正确答案是(D)

　　(A)parallel to："与……平行"。(B)level in："相等"。(C)flat on："平躺"。(D)flush with："与……齐平"。根据题意(D)是正确答案。

　　32. People _________ that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today.

　　[A] convinced [B] anticipated [C] resolved [D] assured

　　正确答案是(B)

　　题目分析：(A) convinced："使人信服;相信"， convince sb. that 从句或者convince sb. of sth.。(B)anticipated："期待"。(C)resolved："决心"。(D)assured："保证"。assure sb. that 从句或者assure sb. of sth.根据题意(B)为正确答案。

　　33. In spite of the wide range of reading material-specially written or _________ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic programme for the reading skills.

　　[A] adapted [B] acknowledged [C] assembled [D] appointed

　　正确答案是(A)

　　题目分析：(A)adapted for："使适应, 使适合于"。(B)acknowledge："承认, 答谢, 报偿"。(C)assembled："集合,装配,组合"。(D) appointed："指定的，约定的"。根据题意(A)应为正确答案。

　　34. The mother said she would _________ her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper.

　　[A] let down [B] let alone [C] let off [D] let out

　　正确答案是(C)

　　题目分析：(A) let down："放下, 使失望, 松劲, 减速下降"。(B)let alone："更不用提;更别说"。(C)let off："免除(任务、责任等)"。(D)let out："放掉, 泄露, 放大, 出租"。根据题意，(C)为正确答案。

　　35. We should always keep in mind that ________ decisions often lead to bitter regrets.

　　[A] urgent [B] hasty [C] instant [D] prompt

　　正确答案是(B)

　　题目分析：(A)urgent："急迫的, 紧急的"。(B)hasty："匆忙的, 草率的"。(C)instant："立即的, 直接的, 紧迫的, 刻不容缓的"。(D)prompt："vt.提示, 鼓动, 促使a.敏捷的, 迅速的, 即时的"。根据上下文，(B)是正确答案。

　　36. John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _________ in the dictionary.

　　[A] missing [B] losing [C] dropping [D] leaking

　　正确答案是(A)

　　题目分析：(A) missing："缺掉的，下落不明的,不见的, 缺少的"，miss vt. 思念, 未觉察, 错过, 遗漏。(B)losing："丢失"，一般不能作形容词，更不能作置于名词后的形容词。(C)dropping"往下掉的"。(D)leaking："泄露的"。根据上下文，(A)是正确答案。

　　37. In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women _________ this field is climbing.

　　[A] engaging [B] devoting [C] registering [D] pursuing

　　正确答案是(D)

　　题目分析：(A) engaging："从事，参与"。(B)devoting："献身"。(C)registering："记录"。(D)pursuing："追赶;从事，进行"。(A)engaging通常接"in"，此处没有，故(A)应排除。(B)devoting通常接"to"，此处没有"to"，故(B)也应排除。(C)与上下文不搭配，(C)也应排除。根据题意(D)pursuing是正确答案。

　　38. The supervisor didn't have time so far to go into it ________, but he gave us an idea about his plan.

　　[A] at hand [B] devoting [C] registering [D] pursuing

　　正确答案是(D)

　　题目分析：(A) at hand："手头，附近"。(B)in turn："依次，轮流"。(C)in conclusion："结论"。(D)at length："详细地，充分地"。根据题意(D)为正确答案。

　　39. Their demand for a pay raise has not the slightest __________ of being met.

　　[A] prospect [B] prediction [C] prosperity [D]permission

　　正确答案是(A)

　　题目分析：(A) prospect："景色, 前景, 前途, 期望"。(B)prediction"预言"。(C)prosperity："繁荣"。(D)permission："允许"。根据题意(A)为正确答案。

　　30. It's usually the case that people seldom behave in a _________ way when in a furious state.

　　[A] stable [B] rational [C] legal [D] credible

　　正确答案是(B)

　　题目分析：stable："稳定的"。(B)rational："理智的;有理性的;合理的"。(C)legal："法律的, 法定的, 合法的"。(D)credible："可信的;可靠的"。根据题意(B)最为合适，故(B)是正确答案。

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